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'''Our Questions:'''  

'''Our Questions:'''  

* What might it look like for governments around the world to build up open           source tools that can meet the needs of our employees?  

* What might it look like for governments around the world to build up open    

* Could we adapt what’s already built in the open to get awesome, accessible             tools?

: source tools that can meet the needs of our employees?

* Could we understand our needs better and create better specs when we buy tools?

* Could we adapt what’s already built in the open to get awesome, accessible            

* What are the pros and cons of open source and proprietary solutions for different use cases?  

: tools?

* Could we understand our needs better and create better specs when we buy

: tools?

* What are the pros and cons of open source and proprietary solutions for  

: different use cases?  

* How might other groups working to serve the public use open tools too?  

* How might other groups working to serve the public use open tools too?  

* How might we decentralize, build, and invest in processes to support open source projects for public benefit work around the world?  

* How might we decentralize, build, and invest in processes to support open  

: source projects for public benefit work around the world?  

=== '''Sharing the Secret Sauce'''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

=== '''Sharing the Secret Sauce'''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

The Digital Collaboration Division, alongside partners, has already spun up beta versions of tools that are free to use or copy-paste into a new version, right now (!).

The Digital Collaboration Division, alongside partners, has already spun up beta versions of tools that are free to use or copy-paste into a new version, right now (!).

* ''Instant Messaging for team chat and on-the-fly exchanges''   

* ''Instant Messaging for team chat and on-the-fly exchanges''   

- Builds on RocketChat   

: - Builds on RocketChat   

 

: - https://message.gccollab.ca/

- https://message.gccollab.ca/

* ''Project Boards to manage projects and workflow''   

* ''Project Boards to manage projects and workflow''   

- Builds on Wekan     

: - Builds on Wekan     

- https://kanban.gccollab.ca/

: - https://kanban.gccollab.ca/

* ''Authentication to provide trusted identification across other tools''   

* ''Authentication to provide trusted identification across other tools''   

- Builds on Python Django     

: - Builds on Python Django     

- https://account.gccollab.ca/

: - https://account.gccollab.ca/

The Digital Collaboration is exploring how these can connect with services created in the US, like:

The Digital Collaboration is exploring how these can connect with services created in the US, like:

* Who else might benefit from these tools?

* Who else might benefit from these tools?

* How can we increase user adoption?

* How can we increase user adoption?

* When needed, how can we open up approvals for these tools for government employees working in different jurisdictions?

* When needed, how can we open up approvals for these tools for government  

: employees working in different jurisdictions?

* When these tools are awesome, how can we tell the story?  

* When these tools are awesome, how can we tell the story?  

* When they need to be improved, how can we get feedback to make them better?  

* When they need to be improved, how can we get feedback to make them  

* How can we put these tools in the hands of every civil servant when they start a new job?

: better?  

* How can the government promote wider adoption of APIs, like what USDS has done with health data access?   

* How can we put these tools in the hands of every civil servant when they start a  

: new job?

* How can the government promote wider adoption of APIs, like what USDS has  

: done with health data access?   

'''The Greatest Good!'''<nowiki/>'' ''<br>Tools are one part of the story - the mission is what matters in the end. It turns out colleagues in Canada and the US Government are working on supporting Veterans, streamlining the Immigration process, giving citizens and health professionals better access to healthcare information, and much more.

'''The Greatest Good!'''<nowiki/>'' ''<br>Tools are one part of the story - the mission is what matters in the end. It turns out colleagues in Canada and the US Government are working on supporting Veterans, streamlining the Immigration process, giving citizens and health professionals better access to healthcare information, and much more.

How can we learn from each other to avoid repeating mistakes?

How can we learn from each other to avoid repeating mistakes?

How can we adopt solutions developed in different governments to leap-frog ahead?

How can we adopt solutions developed in different governments to leap-frog  

: ahead?

How can we take lessons back from successful missions to improve service, and change tools, human resource, onboarding, and other processes in government to make it easier next time?

How can we take lessons back from successful missions to improve service, and  

: change tools, human resource, onboarding, and other processes in government to make it  

: easier next time?

=== '''What's Next?'''<nowiki/>'' ''  ===

=== '''What's Next?'''<nowiki/>'' ''  ===